After
spending decades leaving life on the battlefield, the least you expect when you
retire is a decent pension or a small house to rest in. But life played a
rather bad joke on our protagonist. The official website of the anime
adaptation of The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects (Ryomin
0-nin Start no Henkyō Ryoshu-sama) has just released its second official
trailer, confirming that this curious story of fantasy and relaxation will be
released definitively on July 10. In addition, the trailer lets us
hear a fragment of what will be its opening theme.
The
production of this project is in the hands of the studio42 studio,
under the direction of Kenichi Imaizumi, an old acquaintance in the
industry for his impeccable work leading seasons three to six of the
acclaimed series Kingdom. The scripts are being polished by
Kunihiko Okada, while Keiichi Tsuboyama is in charge of adapting the character
designs. To get us in the mood, the Japanese-Korean pop-rock band CROWN
HEAD will perform the opening song titled
"Wonder", while singer Kaya will bring us the
beautiful ending song titled "Hoshi Furu Yoru no
Yakusoku".
Big
Voices of Industry Join Colonization Project
The
announcement didn't just come with music and dates, but also with an excellent
update for the voice cast. The production committee revealed five new members
who join the main cast to bring all their experience in the recording booth:
- Yoko Hikasa as Diane Famous
in the otaku world for giving life to Mio Akiyama in K-ON! and
the sexy Rias Gremory in High School DxD.
- Nao Toyama as Eima Recognized
worldwide for her roles as Chitoge Kirisaki in Nisekoi and
Yui Yuigahama in Oregairu.
- Jun Fukuyama as Eldan The
legendary and imposing voice of Lelouch Lamperouge in Code Geass and
the charismatic Koro-sensei in Assassination Classroom.
- Miku Ito as Senai Loved
by the entire community thanks to her tender role as Miku Nakano in The
Quintessential Quintuplets.
- Rikuya Yasuda as Francis Who
previously lent his talents to play Benedict in Violet Evergarden.
For those
who are curious about the origin of this franchise, the adventure was
originally born in 2018 as a web novel written by Fuurou on the
well-known Shōsetsuka ni Narō portal. Before long, Earth Star
Novel saw the enormous potential and began publishing the printed volumes with
beautiful illustrations by Kinta. Thanks to its great reception and a
successful manga adaptation drawn by Yumbo, the work already boasts more than
two million copies in circulation globally, consolidating itself as a strong exponent
of everyday fantasy stories.
Synopsis
of The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects
The plot centers on Dias, a formidable warrior who finally returns home after spending decades fighting on bloody battlefronts. Treated as a true hero, the king decides to reward his sacrifices by granting him his own territory to govern as a feudal lord. However, the joy is short-lived: the promised land turns out to be a completely empty plain that stretches as far as the eye can see, with an initial population of exactly zero inhabitants. Having known only the art of war all his life, Dias finds himself completely lost on how to survive in that wasteland or how to transform it into a prosperous place. Fortunately, a mysterious horned girl named Alna appears on his way to show him that these desolate lands hide many more possibilities than anyone could imagine at first glance.
